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An Analysis Of Climate Adaptation By Livestock Farmers In The Asian Tropics

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  • LUN OU

    (Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, 195 Prospect Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA)

  • ROBERT MENDELSOHN

    (Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, 195 Prospect Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA)

Abstract

This paper explores how southeast Asia farmers adapt to climate change. We develop three models: a logit model of livestock choice, an OLS model of total livestock value, and a multinomial logit model of species choice. The data were collected from five countries in Southeast Asia. We find that climate has a significant impact on farmers’ livestock choice. We use three climate projections to predict future impacts. Climate change would increase the probability of raising livestock. However, the total value of livestock owned per livestock farm will shrink 9%–10%. Climate change will cause farmers to choose smaller animals such as ducks, goats, and chicken rather than larger animals.

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  • Lun Ou & Robert Mendelsohn, 2017. "An Analysis Of Climate Adaptation By Livestock Farmers In The Asian Tropics," Climate Change Economics (CCE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 8(03), pages 1-15, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ccexxx:v:08:y:2017:i:03:n:s2010007817400012
    DOI: 10.1142/S2010007817400012
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    1. Pradeep Kurukulasuriya & Robert Mendelsohn, 2017. "Impact And Adaptation Of South-East Asian Farmers To Climate Change: Introduction," Climate Change Economics (CCE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 8(03), pages 1-6, August.
    2. Lenis Saweda O. Liverpool-Tasie & Awa Sanou & Justice A. Tambo, 2019. "Climate change adaptation among poultry farmers: evidence from Nigeria," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 157(3), pages 527-544, December.
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    5. Pradeep Kurukulasuriya & Robert Mendelsohn, 2017. "Impact And Adaptation Of South-East Asian Farmers To Climate Change: Conclusions And Policy Recommendations," Climate Change Economics (CCE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 8(03), pages 1-6, August.
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